VMware Ousts Star CEO as Growth Slows

Silicon Valley star Diane Greene was ousted as chief executive of VMware Inc. by its corporate parent, EMC Corp., which said the fast-expanding software company she co-founded had grown beyond her ability to manage it.

The move, coupled with a forecast of slowed growth at VMware, stunned investors, who raced to sell shares in both companies, lopping more than $8 billion off their combined market value.